Jeremiya
43:1 Kwathi lapho uJeremiya eseqedile ukukhuluma
bonke abantu amazwi onke kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo, uJehova asho ngawo
uNkulunkulu wabo wayemthumele kubo, yebo wonke lawa mazwi.
43:2 Khona-ke u-Azariya indodana kaHoshaya noJohanani indodana kaKhareya bakhuluma,
nawo onke amadoda azidlayo, ethi kuJeremiya: “Ukhuluma amanga;
UJehova uNkulunkulu wethu akakuthumanga ukuthi uthi: 'Ungangeni eGibithe ukuba ugogobale.'
Lapho:
43:3 Kodwa uBharuki, indodana kaNeriya, uzimisele ngokumelene nathi, ukuze asikhulule
esandleni samaKaledi, ukuze asibulale, futhi
usithumbe usiyise eBhabhiloni.
43:4 Ngakho uJohanani, indodana kaKhareya, futhi zonke izinduna zamabutho, futhi
bonke abantu, abalilalelanga izwi likaJehova ukuba bahlale ezweni
wakwaJuda.
43:5 Kodwa uJohanani, indodana kaKhareya, futhi zonke izinduna zempi, bathatha
yonke insali yakwaJuda, eyabuya kuzo zonke izizwe, lapho
babexoshiwe ukuba bahlale ezweni lakwaJuda;
43:6 Ngisho amadoda, nabesifazane, nabantwana, namadodakazi enkosi, futhi zonke
umuntu uNebuzaradani induna yabalindi ayemshiyile noGedaliya
indodana ka-Ahikamu indodana kaShafani, noJeremiya umprofethi, kanye
uBharuki indodana kaNeriya.
43:7 Ngakho bafika ezweni laseGibhithe, ngoba abazange balalele izwi
uJehova; bafika kanjalo baze bafika eThahapanesi.
43:8 Izwi likaJehova lafika kuJeremiya eThahapanesi, lathi.
43:9 Thatha amatshe amakhulu esandleni sakho, futhi uwafihle odakeni in the
izitini, osemnyango wendlu kaFaro eThahipanesi, phakathi
emehlweni abantu bakwaJuda;
43:10 Futhi uthi kubo: 'Usho kanje uJehova Sebawoti, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli:
bheka, ngiyakuthuma ngithathe uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, wami
inceku, ibeke isihlalo sayo sobukhosi phezu kwalawa matshe engiwacashile; futhi
uyakwendlala itende lakhe lobukhosi phezu kwazo.
43:11 Futhi lapho efika, uyoshaya izwe laseGibhithe, futhi akhulule abanjalo
njengokufa kube ngukufa; nabafanele ukuthunjwa baye ekuthunjweni;
labafanele inkemba baye enkembeni.
43:12 Futhi ngizophemba umlilo ezindlini zawonkulunkulu baseGibhithe; futhi yena
iyakuwashisa, ibathumbe, igqoke
yena kanye nezwe laseGibithe, njengomalusi embatha ingubo yakhe;
asuke lapho ngokuthula.
43:13 Uyokwephula izithombe zaseBeti Shemeshi, elisezweni
iGibhithe; nezindlu zonkulunkulu baseGibithe uyakuzishisa ngazo
umlilo.